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-- To break the
neck of, to destroy the main force of. "What they
presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous rules . . . breaks
the neck of their own cause." Milton. -- To harden
the neck, to grow obstinate; to be more and more
perverse and rebellious. Neh. ix. 17. -- To tread
on the neck of, to oppress; to tyrannize over.

Neck, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Necked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Necking.] (Mech.) To reduce the diameter of (an
object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with
down; as, to neck down a shaft.

Neck"ar nut` (?). (Bot.) See Nicker
nut.

Neck"band` (?), n. A band which
goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a
garment.

Neck"cloth` (?; 115), n. A piece
of any fabric worn around the neck.

Necked (?), a. 1.
Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff-
necked.

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